Severe covid-19 pneumonia has posed critical challenges for the research and medical
communities. Older age, male sex, and comorbidities increase the risk for severe disease. For …

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) afflicts about 5% of adults in Western countries
and is thought to play an important role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disorders and …

Methods| The Cleveland Clinic initiated a COVID-19 registry starting on March 8, 2020, that
includes all patients tested for COVID-19 within the Cleveland Clinic Health system in Ohio …

Mechanical ventilation is a life-saving intervention for respiratory failure and thus has become
the cornerstone of the practice of critical care medicine. A mechanical ventilation mode …

Background Observational studies suggest that beta-blockers may reduce the risk of
exacerbations and death in patients with moderate or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Background We sought to determine whether COPD conferred a higher risk for healthcare
utilization in terms of hospitalization and clinical outcomes due to COVID-19. Methods A …

… Marquette MD, PhD j , Charlie Strange MD k , Umur Hatipoglu MD c , Atul C. Mehta MD c ,
Adam S. LaPrad PhD l , Gerald Schmid-Bindert MD m n , Felix JF Herth MD, PhD o , Pallav L. …

Background and objective COPD is the third most common cause of death worldwide and
fourth most common in the United States. In hospitalized patients with COPD, mortality, …

Introduction The effect of electronic inhaler monitoring (EIM) on healthcare utilization in chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has not been studied. We hypothesized that the …

Background High frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) is used for airway mucus clearance.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of HFCWO early in the treatment of …